GAME - HOW TRIVIAL!

Oscar Wilde? That's all I could find about teacakes, lol.

We used to go on the 99 Islands tour in Japan. I guess we didn't see them all! :lol3:

What is the common name of python regius?

Willowy, we don't ask a question until we have an answer to the previous question.

To answer yours - ball python.

The tea cake I was thinking about was the Madeleines that Marcel Proust remembered in Remembrance of Things Past.



What was the name of Tony Soprano's wife, daughter, son, mother, father, nephew & uncle?

wife - Carmela

daughter - Meadow

son - A.J. or Anthony

mother - Livia

father - Johnny

nephew - Tommy

uncle - Junior

I'm not sure if this is right but I'll ask a question anyway .

Who wrote the poem which featured an albatross?

Coleridge - I remember reading that one in school!

Which four continents have native wolves?

North America

Africa

Asia

Europe

How many species are on the endangered species list?  Of those, how many are threatened with extinction?

moorspede said:

wife - Carmela

daughter - Meadow

son - A.J. or Anthony

mother - Livia

father - Johnny

nephew - Tommy

uncle - Junior

I'm not sure if this is right but I'll ask a question anyway .

Who wrote the poem which featured an albatross?

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Not quite right. Nephew was Christopher.

There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List, and 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction. Thanks to Wiki.

Why does a barber's pole have red & white stripes?

Barbers used to double as doctors.  The red stands for blood and the white for bandages.   Leeches were not portrayed.

Who first described canals on Mars?

Primula said:

Not quite right. Nephew was Christopher.

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Technically that is correct. Christopher is Carmela's nephew. Tommy is the son of Tony's sister Barbara and her husband Tom. 

Kat0121 said:

Technically that is correct. Christopher is Carmela's nephew. Tommy is the son of Tony's sister Barbara and her husband Tom. 

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Yes, but I was referring (in my mind) to Chris who Tony always referred to as his nephew. Note that I didn't mention Tony's two sisters in my question. In any event, Chris was Carmela's cousin & a distant cousin of Tony.

Margd said:

Barbers used to double as doctors.  The red stands for blood and the white for bandages.   Leeches were not portrayed.

Who first described canals on Mars?

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Giovanni Schiaparelli Thank you Wiki.

Why is the symbol (on letterboxes, etc.) for Queen Elizabeth II ER?

It means the letterbox was erected during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (from 1952 to present.)

How many Doctor Whos have there been?

Margd said:

It means the letterbox was erected during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (from 1952 to present.)

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But why ER?

Ah, the E stands for Elizabeth and the R stands for Regina (Queen in Latin.)   ER can also stand for Edward and Rex (King) but the II means it's Queen Elizabeth II.

Margd said:

Ah, the E stands for Elizabeth and the R stands for Regina (Queen in Latin.)   ER can also stand for Edward and Rex (King) but the II means it's Queen Elizabeth II.

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Very good. When Charles is king, he will be CR.

Looks like there have been 12 doctors. Lordy, I remember the 1st episodes as a child in England.

Margd said:

Ah, the E stands for Elizabeth and the R stands for Regina (Queen in Latin.)   ER can also stand for Edward and Rex (King) but the II means it's Queen Elizabeth II.

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In which Shakespearean play did the eponymous hero's speech give rise to the title of a famous American author's novel? Name the play & the novel.

Do we need a clue? It is a hard question.

Yes, a clue would be most welcome!   The only novels I can find were written by English authors.  

The writer was born in Oxford, MS.

The title  of William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury was based on a speech by Macbeth in Macbeth.   (Thanks. That was a good hint.)

What popular  African mammal was placed on the "threatened list" this month?